Adhering textile materials to rubber



3,097,111 ADHERING TEXTILE MATERIALS T RUBBER Arthur C. Danielson, Royal Oak, Mich, assignor to United States Rubber Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Filed Jan. 15, 1962, Ser. No. 166,380 22 Claims. (Cl. 117162) This invention relates to improvements in the method of adhering textile materials to rubber, and to the improved laminates so obtained.

In certain rubber articles designed to withstand considerable stresses in use, the rubber is reinforced with iplies of comparatively inextensible textile materials. Rubber hose, belts and tires are commonly reinforced with ,textile material in the form of fibers, including staple, yarns, cords, bats, or woven or braided fabric. In such articles, it is important that the plies of textile reinforcing material be firmly adhered to the rubber intermediate the textile plies and remain effectively adhered even after the article has been subjected to repeated varying strains in use, because any separation and relative movement of the rubber and textile parts leads to abrasion between these parts and consequent early failure.

According to the present invention, there is provided an improved method for adhering textile material to rubber, for example in adhering the plies of tire cord fabric to the tire carcass stock.

In carrying out the present invention, adhesion of the textile material to the adjacent rubber is greatly improved by the use of a resinous reaction product of resorcinol and a second component which is a cyclotrimethylenetriamine in which each of the three nitrogens is substituted (i.e. an N,N,N"-trisubstituted cyclomethylenetriamine), a diaminomethane in which each of the tWo nitrogens is disubstituted (i.e. an N-disubstitutecl-N-disubstituted diaminomethane), an imidazolidine in which each of the two nitrogens is substituted (i.e. an N,N'-disubstituted imidazolidine), or a hexahydropyrimidine in which each of the two nitrogens is substituted (i.e. an N,N'-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidine). instead of the resorcinol component of the resinous reaction product, other meta disubstituted benzenes in which each of the substituents is an OH, NH or OCOCH radical, e.g., m-aminophenol, rn-phenylenediamine, resorcinol monoacetate, resorcinol diacetate, or 1,5-naphthalenediol, or partially reacted resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, which materials are equivalent to the resorcinol, may be used. The rubber intermediate the textile plies may be applied in the usual manner by calendering a coating of a vulcanizable rubber composition on the textile material, generally on both sides, e.g. as in the conventional coating of tire cord fabric with tire carcass stock. The textile material, such as tire cord fabric, may optionally previously have applied thereto a thin coating of rubber by passing the textile material through a bath of an aqueous dispersion of rubber, such as rubber latex, and drying. This so-called solutioning treatment is common practice. The two components of the resin are mixed along with conventional compounding ingredients in the solid dry rubber to be calendered on the textile material. The rubber compound is then calender'ed onto the bare or latex treated textile material. The amount of the resin components mixed with the rubber is not critical. Generally, 0.5 to 8 parts, and preferably 1 to 4 parts of the two resin-forming com ponents (total) per 100 parts of the rubber will be mixed in the rubber compound to be calendered on the textile material. The ratio of the two components of the resin is not critical and generally Will be from 1 to 4 moles, preferably 1 to 2 moles, of the resorcinol per mole of the second component. After building the rubber-coated tex- 3,097, 11 1 Patented July 9, 1963 tile material into the finished article, eg. a tire, the assembly is heated to vulcanize the rubber components thereof. The adhesion of the textile material to the adjacent vulcanized rubber stock is greatly improved by means of the resin formed at the 'vulcanizing temperature by the reaction of the resorcinol and the second component adjacent the interface of the textile material and the rubber of the laminate.

The N,N,N"-trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetriamines that may be used have the general formula where R, R and R are alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, aikoxyalkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group, or dialkylaminoalkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group. The N,N,N-trisubstit-uted cyclotrimethyltriamines are known compounds and may be prepared in known manner by reacting 3 moles of formaldehyde with 3 moles of primary m-onoamines in which the nitrogens are not attached to tertiary carbon atoms. References: Einhorn and Prettner, Ann. 334, 210-233; Graymore, J. Chem. Soc. 1932,

The N-disubstituted-N-disubstituted diaminomethanes that may be used have the general formula -CHzN R1 R3 where R, R R and R are alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyanomethyl, allyl, cyclohexyl or benzyl, or R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a hexamethyleneimin-o, morpholyl, piperidyl or piperazyl radical, or R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl or piperazyl radical. The compounds are known and may be prepared in known manner by reacting one mole of formaldehyde with two moles of secondary monoamines. Reference: Ehrenberg, J. Praktische Chem. [21 36, 118. Examples of N-di-substituted- N-disub'stituted diaminomethanes that may be used are bis(diethylamino) methane, bis[di(cyanomethyl) amino] methane, bis(diallylamino)methane, bis'(hexamethyleneimino)methane, bis(l-morpholyl)methane, bis(2,3-dimethyll-morpholyl) methane, bis( l-pip eridyl methane, bis( l-piperazyl methane, bis (dicyclohexylamino methane, bis(dibenzylamino)methane, bis(allyl-n-buty1amino) methane, bis[methyl(cyanomethyl) amino]methane, N-diallylamino-N-di-n-butylaminomethane.

The N,N'-disubstituted imidazolidines that may be used have the following general formula r a The N,N'-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidines that may be used have the following general formula H2 where R and R are alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl or benzyl. The compounds are known and may be prepared in known manner by reacting one mole of formaldehyde With one mole of a 1,3-di(seeondaryamino)- n-propane. Reference: Scholtz, Berichte 32, 2256. Examples of N,N'-disub'stituted bexahydropyrimidines that may be used are N,N'-di-n-hexylhexahydropyrimidine, N,N'-diphenylhexahydropyrimidine, N,N' dibenzylhexahydropyrimidine.

It will be seen from the above that the cycl-otrimethylenetriamines, the diaminometh'anes, the imidazolines and the bexahydropyrimidines contain the methylene diamino grouping NCH N The rubber used in the present invention for making the rubber and fabric laminates for use in tire manufacture and for other purposes may be natural (Hevea) rubber or conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubber or mixtures of any of them including their reclaims. Such conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers are polymers of butadienes-L3, e.g. butadiene-1,3, isoprene, 2,3- dimethylbutadiene-1,3, and mixtures thereof and polymers of mixtures of such butadienes-l,3 with up to 50% of such mixtures of compounds which contain a CH C group and Which are copolymerizable with butadienes-1,3, e.g. where at least one of the disconnected valences is attached to an electronegative radical, that is a radical which increases the polar character of the molecule, such as vinyl, phenyl, nitrile, carboxy radicals. Examples of such conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers rare polybutadiene, polyisopre-ne, buta-diene-styrene copolymers (SBR) and butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers. The rubber will also contain conventional compounding and vulcanizing ingredients such as carbon black, antioxidants, sulfur, zinc oxide, accelerators, and rubber processing or softening oils which may be added as such or may be pres ent from oil-extended rubbers. The textile material may be made of any of the conventional textiles used for re inforcing rubber, such as native cellulose (e.g. cottons), regenenated cellulose (e.g. rayons), and synthetic linear polyamides (e.g. nylons).

The following examples illustrate the invention. parts referred to herein are by weight.

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Example 1 Various rubber compounds were prepared by mixing 100 parts of natural rubber, 33 parts of carbon black, 1.25 parts of resorcinol, 10 parts of Zinc oxide, 2 parts of stearic acid, 5 parts of pine tar softener, 1.5 parts of antioxidant BLE (condensation product of acetone and diphenylamine), 0.4 part of accelerator SNS (N-tertiarybutyl-Z-benzothiazole-sulfenamide), parts of the second components as shown in the table below, and 3.5 parts of sulfur.

A control rubber compound was prepared in a similar manner except the resorcinol and second component were omitted.

The adhesion of the rubber compounds containing the resin-forming components according to the present invention and the control compound to tire cords made of bare nylon and rayon fibres was measured at 250 F. by the H adhesion test described in Ind. Rub. World, vol. 114, page 213 (1946), Study of the H Test for Evaluating the Adhesive Properties of Tire Cord in Natural and GR-S Rubbens, and in United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin AlC-99 1945), by Lyons, Nelson and Conrad. In the H test, the cord under test coated with the rubber compound under test is embedded in two separated standard rubber blocks and the assembly vulcanized. The pounds necessary to pull the adhered cord free of one of the rubber blocks is the H" adhesion value. The higher the figure, the better the adhesion of the rubber coating to the cord. Test pieces for the rubber compounds were vulcanized for 30 minutes at 307 F. The results are shown in the following table:

250 F. H Adhesion (lbs) Second Component Parts To To Nylon Rayon N,N,N-trimethy1eyclotrimethylenetriamine 0. 54 6. 8 10. 2 N, N,N-triethyleyclotrimethylenetriamine 0. 72 10. 6 9. 9 N, N N-triisopropylcyclo trimethylene triamine 0. 14. 1 ll. 6 N,N,N-tri-n-butylcyclo imethyl ct amine 1. 10 10. 3 9. 0 N,N,N-triisobutylcyolotrimethylenetriamine l. 00 13.8 14. 2 N,N,N"-tri-n-hexylcyclotrimethylenetriamine 1. 41 8.8 8.3 N,N,N"-triallyleyclotrimethylenetriarnine 0. 85 12. 8 11. 2 N ,N,N"-tricyclohexylcyclotrime thylenetriamine 1. 38 10.7 9. 7 N,N,N"-tribenzyloyel0trirnethylenetriamine 1. 50 8. 1 8. 6 N,N,N-tris(2-methoxyethyl)-cyclotrimethylenetriamine 1.05 8 6 12. 5 N,N,N-tris(3-methoxypropyl)eyclotrimethylenetriamine 1. 26 8. 8 9. 6 N,N,N-tris(3-isopropoxypropyl yclotrimethylenetriamine 1. 62 8. 6 8. 8 N,N,N-tris(3-dimethylaminopropyl) cyclotrimcthylenetriamine 1. 43 6. 2 7. 4 N-n-butylN,N-dimethylcyclotrlmethylenetriamine 0. 72 8 0 12.9 N,N-di-nbutyl N"-methylcyclotrimethylenetrialm'ne 0. 10. 5 l3. 6 bis(diethylamino)methane- 2. 00 ll. 1 9. 9 bis(di-n-butylamin0)methane" 3. 40 13. 4 11.9 bis(diallylamino)methane 2. 60 19. 1 14.2 bis(l-m0rpholyl)methane 2.35 5. 2 7. 6 bis(2,3-dimethyl-l-morpholyl) methane 3. 0O 5. 7 7. 7 N,N-diphenylimidazo1idine 2. 80 5. 2 4. 7 N,N-dibenzylimidazolidine 1 3. 20 6. 0 5- 3 N,N-di-n-hexy1hexahydropyrimidine 3. 20 4. 3 4. 4 Control- 3. 5 3. 0

Example 2 A rubber compound was prepared by milling 1.25 parts of resorcinol into a masterb-atch of parts of natural rubber and 20 parts of carbon black at about C. After cooling, the following ingredients were mixed into the batch at about 70 C. in the following order: 10 parts of zinc oxide, 2 parts of stearic acid, 0.5 part of SNS, 1 part of BLE, 2.64 parts of bis [di(cyanomethyl)amino] methane, and 3.5 parts of sulfur.

A control rubber compound was prepared in (a similar manner except the resorcinol and bis[di(cyanomethyl) amino1methane were omitted.

The adhesion of the rubber compound containing the resin forming components according to the present inven tion and the control compound to tire cords made of bare nylon and rayon fibres was measured at 250 F. by the H adhesion test. The test pieces were vulcanized for 30 minutes at 307 F. The results are shown in the following table.

250 F. H Adhesion (lbs.)

To Nylon To Rayon Present Invention 7. 4 Control 3. 5

Example 3 250 F. H Adhesion (lbs) To Nylon To Rayon Present Invention 14v 7. 1 Control 3. 3 2. 3

The results in Examples 1 to 3 clearly show the great improvement in adhesion of fibrous material to rubber by the present invention.

In view of the many changes and modifications that may be made without departing from the principles underlying the invention, reference should be made to the appended claims for an understanding of the scope of the protection afforded the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In the method of adhering textile material to rubber by applying a vulcanizable rubber coating to a textile material and heating the assembly to vulcanize the rubber, the step which comprises incorporating in at least the portion of the assembly adjacent the intentace of the textile material and rubber coating befiore vulcanization resorcinol and a compound selected from the group consisting of N,N,N trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetri'amines, N disubstituted-N-disubstituted diaminomethanes, N,N- disubstituted imidazolidines, and N,N'-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidines.

2. A method of adhering textile material to rubber which comprises applying to textile material a solid dry vulcanizable rubber composition containing resoncinol and a compound selected from the group consisting of N,N- N"-trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetriamines, N-disubstituted-N-disubstituted diaminomethanes, N,N' disubstituted imidazolidines, and N,N-disubstituted hexahydnopyrimidines, and heating the assembly to vulcanize the rub her and to firmly adhere the textile material to the rubber composition.

3. A method of adhering textile material to rubber which comprises applying to a textile material a solid dry vulcanizable rubber composition comprising rubber selected from the group consisting of natural Hevea rubber and conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers which are polymers of material selected from the group consisting of butadiene-1,3, isoprene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene-1,3, and mixtures thereof, and mixtures of such butadienes-l,3 with up to 5 0% or the mixtures of compounds which contain a CH =C group and which are copolymerizable with butadienes-1,3, said rubber composition containing resorcinol and a compound selected from the group consisting of N,N,N"-t-risuhstituted cyclotrimethylene-tr-iamines, N-disubstituted N disubstituted diaminomethanes, N,N' disubstituted imidazolidines, and N,N-disubstituted hexahydnopyrimidines, and heating the assembly to Vulcanize the rubber and to firmly adheer the textile material to the vulcanized rubber composition.

4. A method of adhering textile material to rubber which comprises applying :a solid dry vulcanizable rubber composition comprising rubber selected from the group consisting of naturai Hevea rubber and conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers which are polymers of material selected fro-m the group consisting of butadiene- 1,3, isoprene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene-l,3, and mixtures 6 V j 7 thereof, and mixtures of such butadienes-lj with up to 50% of the mixtures of compounds which contain a CH =C group and which are copolymerizable with butadienes-l,3, said rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N,N,N-trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetriamine having the general formula where R, R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, allyl, cyolohexyl, benzyl, alkoxyalkyl radical-s having 1 to 8 carbon .atoms in each alkyl group, and dialkylarninoalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group to textile material selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon and nylon, and heating the assembly to vuicanize the rubber and to firmly adhere the textile material to the vulcanized rubber composition.

5. A method of adhering textile material to rubber which comprises applying a solid dry vuicanizable rubber composition comprising rubber selected from the group consisting of natural Hevea rubber and conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers which are polymers of material selected from the group consisting of butadiene- 1,3, isoprene, 2,3 dimethylbutadiene-1,3, and mixtures thereof, and mixtures of such butadienes-1,3 with up to 50% of the mixtures of compounds which contain a CH C group and which are copolymerizable with butadienes-l,3, said rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N-disubstituted-N-disubstituted diaminomethane having the general formula where R, R R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyanomethyl, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals, and R and R together with the nitrogen to which they rBIfi attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morp holyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals to textile material selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon and nylon, and heating the assembly to vulcanize the rubber and to firmly adhere the textile material to the vulcanized rubber composition.

6. A method of adhering textile material to rubber which comprises applying a solid dry vulcanizable rubber composition comprising rubber selected from the group consisting of natural Hevea rubber and conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers which are polymers of material selected from the group consisting of butadien'e-1,3, isoprene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene-1,3, and mixtures thereof, and mixtures of such butadienesl,3 with up to 50% of the mixtures of compounds which contain a CH =C group and which are copolymerizable with butadienes-1,3, said rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N,N-disubstituted i-midazolidine having the general formula where R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkoxyaikyl and dialkylaminoalkyl radicals in which the alkyl groups have 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl to textile material selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon and nylon, and heating the assembly to vulcanize the rubber and to firmly adhere the textile material to the vulcanized'rubber composition.

7. A method of adhering textile material to rubber which comprises applying a solid dry vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 1ubber selected from the group consisting of natural Heva rubber and conjugated diolefine polymer synthetic rubbers which are polymers of material selected from the group consisting of butadiene- 1,3, isoprene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene-1,3, and mixtures thereof, and mixtures of such butadienes-1,3 with up to 50% of the mixtures of compounds which contain a CH =C group and which are copolymerizable with butadienes-1,3, said rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N,N-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidine having the general formula the (HE/I2 where R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl to textile material selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon and nylon, and heating the assembly to vulcanize the rubber and to firmly adhere the textile material to the vulcanized rubber composition.

8. An assembly of textile material and a vulcanized rubber composition containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of a resorcinol and a compound selected from the group consisting of N,N',N"-trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetriamines, N-disubstituted N-:disubsti tuted diaminomethanes, N,N' .disubstituted imidazolidines, and N,N'disubstituted hexahydropyrimidines.

9. An assembly of textile material and a vulcanized rubber composition containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N,N',N-trisubsti tuted cyclotrirnethylenetriamine having the general formula n r H O CH where R, R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, alkoxyalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group, and dialkylarninoalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group. 10. An assembly of textile material and a vulcanized rubber composition containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N-disubstituted-N- disubstituted diaminomethane having the general formula where R, R R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyanomethyl, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals, and R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radi cals.

11. An assembly of textile material and a vulcanized rubber composition containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N,N'-disubstituted imidazolidine having the general formula S. where-R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkoxyalkyl and dialkylaminoalkyl radicals in which the alkyl groups have 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl.

12. An assembly of textile material and a vulcanized rubber composition containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N,Ndisubstituted hexahydropyrimideine having the general formula where R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl.

13. A laminate of tire cord fabric and a vulcanized rubber tire carcass stock containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and a compound selected from the group consisting of N,N,N"-trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetriamines, N-disubstituted-N'- disubstituted diaminomethanes, N,N'-disubstituted imidazolidines, and N,N'-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidines.

14. A laminate of tire cord fabric and a vulcanized rubber tire carcass stock containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N,NN"-trisubstituted cyclotrimethylenetriamine having the general formula where R, R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, alkoxyalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group, and dialkylaminoalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group.

15. A laminate of tire cord fabric and a vlucanized rubber tire carcass stock containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N-disubstituted-N- disubstituted diarninomethane having the general formula where R, R R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyano methyl, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexarnethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals, and R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals 16. A laminate of tire cord fabric and a vulcanized rubber tire carcass stock containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N,N-disubstituted imidazolidine having the general formula where R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl and allcoxyalkyl and dialkylaminoalkyl radicals in which the alkyl groups have 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl.

17. A laminate of tire cord fabric and a vulcanized rubber tire carcass stock containing an in situ formed resinous reaction product of resorcinol and an N,N-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidine having the general formula where R, R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, alkoxyalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group, and dialkylaminoalkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in each alkyl group.

20. A solid dry rubber composition for adhering strongly to textile material when vulcanized thereto comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N-disubstituted-N-disubstituted diarninomethane having the general formula where R, R R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyanomethyl, allyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the group consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals, and R and R together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a radical selected from the gnoup consisting of hexamethyleneimino, morpholyl, piperidyl and piperazyl radicals.

21. A solid dry rubber composition for adhering strongly to textile material when vulcanized thereto comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N,N'-disubstituted imidazolidine having the general formula where R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkoxyalkyl and dialkylaminoalkyl radicals in which the alkyl groups have 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl.

22. A solid dry rubber composition for adhering strongly to textile material when vulcanized thereto comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition containing resorcinol and an N,-N'-disubstituted hexahydropyrimidine having the general formula where R and R are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl and benzyl.

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3. A METHOD OF ADHERING TEXTILE MATERIAL TO RUBBER WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO A TEXTILE MATERIAL A SOLID DRY VULCANIZABLE RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING RUBBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTNG OF NATURAL HEVEA RUBBER AND CONJUGATED DIOLEFIN POLYMER SYNTHETIC RUBBERS WHICH ARE POLYMERS OF MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BUTADIENE-1,3, ISOPRENE, 2,3-DIMETHYLBUTADIENE-1,3 AND MIXTURES THEREOF, AND MIXTURES OF SUCH BUTADIENES-1,3 WITH UP TO 50% OF THE MIXTURES OF COMPOUNDS WHICH CONTAIN A CH2=C< GROUP AND WHICH ARE COPOLYMERIZABLE WITH BUTADIENES-1,3, SAID RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING RESORCINOL AND A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF N,N'',N"-TRISUBSTITUTED CYLOTRIMETHYLENE-TRIAMINES, N-DISUBSTITUTED - N'' - DISUBSTITUTED DIAMINOMETHANES, N,N''-DISUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOLIDINES, AND N,N''DISUBSTITUTED HEXAHYDROPYRIMIDINES, AND HEATING THE ASSEMBLY TO VULCANIZE THE RUBBER AND TO FIRMLY ADHEER THE TEXTILE MATERIAL TO THE VULCANIZED RUBBER COMPOSITIONS. 